A320neo. Courtesy, Airbus
Airbus delivered 534 commercial aircraft to 88 customers and booked 1,419 net orders in 2011, in a record-breaking year buoyed by its decision to re-engine the A320. Deliveries included a record 421 single-aisle aircraft (401 in 2010), 87 A330s (87 in 2010) and 26 A380s (18 in 2010).
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